Underground Steroid Handbook 2

GYNECOMASTIA - This is enlargement of the male breast, and usually a tumor growth
(non-cancerous) accompanies it. Many steroids aromatize to estrogen, and this excess
estrogen in the male will cause the breast tissue to grow. Its most apparent because the
tumor is usually located just under the nipple and in a lean condition can be discerned
with even casual observation. Gynecomastia can be almost entirely avoided by not using
steroids known to aromatize to a marked degree (the testosterones and Anadrol do),
keeping the dosages of mildly aromatic steroids low to moderate, adding 20mg of
Nolvadex per day to your steroid array, or just using the very few steroids that don't
aromatize.
If the tumor is small, it may appear to go away after steroid use, but will probably flare up
if you use steroids again. If the gynecomasta cannot be controlled with Nolvadex, and
stays after the drug use, then the only way to get rid of it is surgery. This is a minor
operation involving cutting at the edge of the nipple, removing some breast tissue, the
tumor, and chasing down any offshoots the tumor may have sprouted and removing
them. Even after the operation you may have a slight swelling of the breast tissue while
on aromatizing steroids, you just won't have the sore lumps under the nipples. This is
because some breast tissue must be left to keep the nipple erect; total removal of all the
breast tissue would result in a flaccid, soft looking nipple. The average cost of a well
done gynecomastia operation is $2000. Health insurance companies usually will pay for
it. If during puberty you experiencienced transient gynecomatia, then it is likely that
offending steroids will cause it in adulthood.
HEADACHES - Headaches usually are caused by highly androgenic steroids, such as
Halotestin (the #1 steroid to cause headaches), Finajet, or Parabolan, or can be the
result of high blood pressure caused by a particular steroid. Headaches are more
serious than you think; they are not a problem but are a symptom of a (greater) problem.
Avoid steroids that cause headaches; don't just take aspirin.
HEART DISEASE - This side effect has yet to show up in a statistical sense in healthy
athletes using steroids. By all medical logic if an athlete on steroids has high blood
pressure, high serum cholesterol, high serum triglycerides, and low HDL levels, he is a
high probable for heart disease. The real world facts do not follow through on this one.
Although the media would like you to think differently, heart disease has yet to be a
significant problem in the healthy steroid taking athlete. That's not to say that it is
definitely nothing to worry about; I assume that it could be, so I do everything I can
(thyroid, Nolvadex, keeping blood pressure, cholesterol, and saturated fat intake low) to
avoid a future complication and I recommend any steroid-taking athlete to do so
especially if he has a family history of heart disease.
HYPERTENSION - High blood pressure is very common in men using steroids.
Realistically, a male strength athlete can hope to attain a 120/90 reading as normal. I've
seen lower readings, mostly with women, but men don't often get below this figure while
weight lifting unless they are on a strict diet. My blood pressure suddenly went to
160/120 recently and stayed there. It was not steroid related, and stopping the use of
steroids did not significantly lower it. I felt terrible. I had shortness of breath, labored
breathing, and fluid in the lungs. I could never get a good night's sleep, got headaches; I
just felt quite ill. I now use an anti-hypertension medicine daily (Diazide) and my blood
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